Student Spotlight: Kyle Scoble
What is your name & what are you studying? Kyle Scoble, I’m getting a masters in Documentary Film Production. What inspired you to pursue a career in film? Growing up, I loved looking through national geographic magazines. What made you choose Dodge? Very few schools in the US have a masters in Documentary film, on
Community Voices: America’s Stories Documentary Screening
Join us on Wednesday, May 12th at 6 p.m. PST for a virtual premiere screening of Community Voices: America’s Stories, a documentary film program. The screening will be followed by a Q and A with the filmmakers. This year’s screening features the following films: LOVESICK by Michael Khuraibet, Kyle Scoble, & Liam Abbott Four couples navigate through their relationships
Student Spotlight: Ida Ali
Ida Ali is a sophomore Film Production major at Dodge College with a minor in English. She is currently doing classes remotely from India, but will be moving back to Orange this semester. Ida has made a few short films in Hindi which are up on her Youtube channel, and aspires to be a writer
Student Spotlight: Apoorva Sankar
What is your name & what are you studying? My name is Apoorva Sankar, and I’m a Film Production major specializing in Film Editing. What inspired you to pursue a career in film? I used to write my own short stories and wanted to convey them visually. I began to shoot and edit my scripts
Student Spotlight: Madison Welborn
Madison Welborn, a freshman film production major here at Chapman recently founded a new student organization called the “Black Film Society.” We had the opportunity to hear from Madison about this new organization, as well as her personal goals as an aspiring filmmaker: Can you tell us why you chose the degree you are
Chapman Students win 13 ADDY Awards!
Last week, Chapman’s NSAC Team had great success at the American Advertising Federation’s Orange County ADDY Awards. The American Advertising Awards, home of the ADDY Award, is one of the industry’s largest creative competitions. The mission of the American Advertising Awards is to recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in advertising. Chapman’s team
Student Spotlight: Cydney Hansen
What inspired you to pursue a career in film and television? Growing up as a shy, sensitive kid, I found that the arts were a great way for me to express myself. For the longest time I had two distinct passions, writing and acting, that I kept separate — until I realized I could combine
Dodge Student Selected for Lena Waithe’s Inaugural Mentorship Lab Program
Emmy award-winning screenwriter, producer, and actor Lena Waithe’s company, Hillman Grad Productions, recently announced its inaugural mentorship class of rising creatives. And Chapman’s own Arjun Yadav made the final cut. Arjun, an MFA Producing student, was selected as one of the top five producers for the executive development track out of a total of 4,500
Student Spotlight: Ryan Murtha
I started making short sketches on his HD mini-DV camcorder while I was in his undergrad at the United States Naval Academy. After graduation, I continued to make shorts and started to study improvisational comedy. While on Active Duty with the Navy, I performed with various improv groups, plays, film productions, and produced multiple short
Women in Focus Virtual Conference to Highlight Big Tech and the Future of Hollywood
Join us for our annual Women in Focus Conference! Riding the Revolution: Women, Big Tech and the Future of Hollywood event! The entertainment business is going through a revolution. “Big Tech,” massive spending and all sorts of new ways of watching film and TV are impacting everything we see and think. Where do women fit